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Nov. 27, 1980, 2:18 p.m. - Nov. 27, 1980, 2:18 p.m.
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Nov. 27, 1980, 2:18 p.m. - Nov. 27, 1980, 2:18 p.m.
Soyuz T-3 was the 13th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station. It was the first Soyuz spacecraft since 1971 that carried three cosmonauts. The mission began on November 27, 1980, 14:18:28 UTC, launching Commander Leonid Kizim, Flight Engineer Oleg Makarov and Research Cosmonaut Gennady Strekalov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 11-day stay on the station, crew was busy with overhauling and maintenance work on the station, and also carried out usual experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on December 10, 1980, 09:26:10 UTC.
Soyuz T-3 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 27 November 1980 14:18 UTC. It transported three cosmonauts of EO-5 to Salyut 6. The crew was Leonid Kizim, Oleg Makarov, and Gennady Strekalov.
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Birth: Aug. 5, 1941
Date of Death:
June 14, 2010
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Birth: Jan. 6, 1933
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May 28, 2003
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Birth: Oct. 26, 1940
Date of Death:
Dec. 25, 2004
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
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